LGBTQ+ Literature & Resources

Where everyone is celebrated for who they are. The Center is the heart and home of NYC’s LGBTQ community, providing programs for health, wellness, and community connection.

Whether you are a biological parent, caregiver, kinship, foster or adoptive family, it is critical to create a supportive home environment when raising an LGBTQ youth.

In New York, LGBTQ youth in out-of-home placement have the right to the same care and support as non-LGBTQ youth. New York’s LGBTQ foster resource families have the right to participate in the foster care system in the same fashion as a non-LGBTQ foster resource families. While the principles and expectations are the same, working with the LGBTQ community may require additional knowledge, access to resources, and a deeper understanding of the LGBTQ community, their history, and culture.

As a national voice for Pride organizers, USAP is focused on supporting and helping build vibrant and strong U.S. Pride organizations through collaboration, providing access to resources, networking, helping to develop a national identity of Pride, and offering support and advocacy for its members.

Our mission is to end racism, homophobia, and LGBTQ+/SGL bias and stigma.

It can feel like the world is against you. With all of the challenges faced by LGBTQ people, it makes sense why you would feel this way, but suicide is not a solution. Things can get better because there are other options and people that can help.

GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles tough issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. GLAAD protects all that has been accomplished and creates a world where everyone can live the life they love.

Affirmation, strong family and social support, and open communication can help teens navigate this period of questioning while staying mentally resilient. Adults should reevaluate their own biases and assumptions about the LGBTQ community to begin to create more inclusive environments that allow teens to safely explore questions about their sexuality.
--Dorothy Espelage, an educational psychologist and professor of education at the University of North Carolina